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French Stand near Arras Scenario#: 10921 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Arras, France During the fall of the Dunkirk pocket, several French and British launched desperate attacks to slow the German advance, allowing the B.E.F. to evacuate by sea. On May 20, near Arras, the French 3rd DLI (Light Motorized Division), placed under … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Battle of Englefontaine Scenario#: 15210 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Englefontaine, France On the 20th of May 1940, the 5th North African Infantry Division (5th DINA) was surrounded in the Mormal forest by several German Panzer Divisions en route to Cambrai. On the 21st of May, this division tried to break through … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2015
Ad Hoc at Beaurains Scenario#: 30 Date: 21-May-40 Location: Arras, France Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the spearheads of Rommel's breakthrough, catching the initial German units unprepared as they attempted to deploy. The Germans were able to halt the supporting infantry… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
The Final Attempt Scenario#: W83 Date: 22-May-40 Location: Cambrai, France During the latter stages of the Allies retreat to the coast and Dunkirk the British and French tried several times to pierce the infantry held flanks of the "Panzer Corridor" Across France . One such attack took place at Cambrai … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1
One-Eyed Jacques Scenario#: WO33 Date: 5/24/1940 Location: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France By the fourth week of May, the Germans had all but swept Allied forces from Flanders and northeastern France, leaving the Channel ports of Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkerque as their sole foothold on this corner of the continent. For its part, Boulogne… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2020
Assault on the Wattenberg Scenario#: 3533 Date: 5/25/1940 Location: Watten, France On May 20, the 1st French Army and the BEF were surrounded in the Dunkirk Pocket. As a natural obstacle, the canal of the river Aa represented the south defensive line of the mixed Allied rearguard. The Leibstandarte SS Adolf … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
The Castle Scenario#: BM3 Date: 05/25/1940 Location: Boulogne Sur Mer, France German forces attadr Boulogne, in order to clear the way to Dunkirk. The battle will last four bloody days. On the 25th, the situation is more than critical for the French Remnants of the french forces are surrounded near the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #2
Le Peradis Scenario#: W84 Date: 26-May-40 Location: Le Paradis, France The Germans were pushing north of the La Bussee canal against the southern defensive positions of the B.E.F. North of Betune the British were holding the village of Le paradis as the enemy launched another assault. Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1
Hasty Pudding Scenario#: R215 Date: 27-May-40 Location: Dunkirk, France Throughout May 27th, the Allies stubbornly held off the advancing Germans as they simultaneously prepared for a general withdrawal to a defense perimeter around Dunkirk. In an attempt to buy time, a raid was ordered behind the German lines. Elements… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Sudden Death Scenario#: 237 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Orneset, Norway Allies re-took Narvik only to find it largely abandoned by the Germans. The beachhead was still covered by crews from destroyed German naval destroyers. After an intense naval bombardment, these Germans saw French Foreign Legion troops bearing down… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Battle of Abbeville Scenario#: 4643 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Abbeville, France France, May 1940 - The Allied High Command has already ordered several counter-attacks against the German bridgehead on the Somme river to the south of Abbeville; alas they have all failed. After the defeat of the British 1st Armoured Division, … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Lille: Rommel Attacked Scenario#: 46 Date: May 28, 1940 Location: Lille, France Seattered elements of the French 1st Army attempt to break out of the encírclement at Lille by attacking the blocking positions of the 7th Panzer. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3
Audacity! Scenario#: 238 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Ankenes, Norway By the end of May 1940, the catastrophic unfolding of the battle for France caused the Allies to evacuate Norway. Nevertheless, it was decided to take Narvik in order to close the campaign on a victory and lessen the earlier humiliations. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Abbeville Bridgehead Scenario#: BOF03 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Abbeville, France The Germans had crossed the Somme and established three bridge-heads on the western shore at Abbeville, Amiens and Péronn. As these posed a mortal threat to the French forces, they had no alternative but to counterattack. At Abbeville, the recently… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Swan Song Scenario#: 242 Date: 5/29/1940 Location: Villers-sur-Mareuil, France De Gaulle’s 4th Armored Division, called upon to eliminate the German bridgehead across the Somme at Abbeville, attacked on the 28th and succeeded in pushing the Germans back some four kilometers before halting for the night. The morale of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Bourbourg - Brouckerque Line Scenario#: 10908 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Spycker, France In an effort to bring German artillery into range of Dunkirk, elements of Panzergruppe von Kleist pushed their light tanks toward Spycker, on May 30, 1940. After a preliminary bombardment of perimeter defenses, the Germans slowly moved forward. But… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Canal de la Haute Colme Scenario#: 10909 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Canal de la Haute Colme, France In conjunction with an evening attack by the 11 Schützen, the SS-Regiment "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" moved forward to try and break the French line around Dunkirk, splitting the 225th and 341th Regiments. But crossing the Canal de la Haute Colme … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Defense of Spycker Scenario#: 20628 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Spycker, France The village of Spycker is situated in a land corridor between the canal of Mordyck and the canal of Haute-Colme. This corridor was a direct entry in the defensive perimeter of Dunkirk. In late May 1940, Spycker was held by … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
A Real Barn Burner Scenario#: J183 Date: 5/31/1940 Location: Amagne, France In contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best French units, manned the front bear Rethel. On 30 May, a reconnaissance in force was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
The French Perimeter Scenario#: 207 Date: 2-Jun-40 Location: Spyckar, France As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
The French Perimeter Scenario#: 243 Date: 6/2/1940 Location: Spyckar, France As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Bridge of the Seven Planets Scenario#: 79 Date: 6/3/1940 Location: Les Sept-Planètes, France The defense of the bridges along the stretch of the Bergues canal south of Dunkirk was entrusted to the heavy weapons company of the French 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, supported by miscellaneous troops including several mobile 155mm… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Chateau de Quesnoy Scenario#: 244 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Condé-Folie, France Northern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Le Hérisson Scenario#: 77 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Hangest, France Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division had established a small bridgehead across the Somme, but the construction of a pontoon bridge was prevented by interdicting fire from the nearby town of Hangest. Self-propelled howitzers were brought forward to bombard… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Chateau de Quesnoy Scenario#: 31 Date: 6-Jun-40 Location: Le Quesnoy, France Northern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Seize the Canal Scenario#: 84 Date: 9-Jun-40 Location: Chateau Porcien, West of Rethel, France French forces retreated south of the Aisne river to build another defensive line with strength around Rethel. The German assault west of Rethel on the 9th led to heavy street fighting in Cháteau-Porcien. Against each attack, the French counterattack… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
The Striking Hammer Scenario#: 85 Date: 10-Jun-40 Location: Perthes, South of Rethel, France A final French armored counterattack near Rethel on the 10th was led by two formations of the formidable Renault B1bis, so highly regarded that each was individually named. General De Lattre declared that "they were the striking hammer." During the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Brasche Encounter Scenario#: OB03 Date: 6/11/1940 Location: Homyly, France As the drive through France continued, the crossing of the Seine River was a major objective to accomplish. Four squads of the Pionier detachment of the 93rd Motorized Infantry Regiment's II. Bataillon were ordered to take the bridge at Homyly. They… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Hidden Guns Lash Out Scenario#: 82 Date: 14-Jun-40 Location: Gembloux, Belgium French light armored forces rushed to the Gembloux gap, a wide rural plain crossed by important rail lines, to stem the advance of the German 3rd & 4th Panzer Divisions. Behind the rail line, ideal defensive terrain near the farm … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Thrust in the Dust Scenario#: 83 Date: 15-Jun-40 Location: Ernage, Belgium After the initial attack in and around Gembloux on the 14th was blunted, the German forces redoubled their efforts on the 15th, from the air and with armor. French artillery fire was noted as particularly intense and accurate against the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
In Pursuit of the French Scenario#: S056 Date: 6/15/1940 Location: Paris, France After Dunkirk, the Germans launched FALL ROT (CASE RED), and “Grossdeutschland” Division was transferred south, where it helped establish a crossing of the La Noye River at both Quiry-le-Sec and Paillart on 8 June. The French 2nd and 4th Armies were… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
The Cadets of Saumur Scenario#: 4554 Date: 6/19/1940 Location: Saumur, France Saumur - June 19, 1940. The Battle of France is lost; the Germans are now ready to cross the River Loire. The meager French troops standing ready and lined up to defend it are the Officer Cadets from the Cavalry … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Hedgerow Hell
The Maginot Four à Chaux Scenario#: 8660 Date: 6/19/1940 Location: Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux, France On the 17th of June 1940, with the Battle of France definitively lost, Maréchal Pétain awkwardly announced to the French people a cease fire. The German army took advantage of this by attacking the last standing French fortification: the … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Encounter at Cornimont Scenario#: 78 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Cornimont, France In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
For Honor Alone Scenario#: 82 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Saumur, France Angered and dismayed by a call on June 17th for an armistice, the officers and cadets of the Cavalry School had vowed to fight for their own honor and that of France. Southeast of Saumur, lay the Aunis Farm, a French command post and staging area.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Landing Near Libreville Scenario#: 9176 Date: 9/11/1940 Location: Gabon, French Equatorial Africa During the three days called "Les Trois Glorieuses“ in France (26"', 27th and 28th of August 1940), the main part of the French Equatorial Africa (AFF) joined Free France. Only Gabon stayed on Vichy's side but because of its strategic … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
All Ahead, Full Stop Scenario#: 88 Date: 5-Oct-40 Location: The River Medway, England The British defensive plan in the event of invasion called for the containment of German forces at a series of 'Stop Lines' based around natural defensive features. The most important of these was the Medway Stop Line to the East … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
The Oath of Kufra Scenario#: 7004 Date: 2/18/1941 Location: Kufra, Libya Philippe de Hauteclocque, alias Colonel Leclerc, arrived in Chad in November 1940 with the aim to launch offensive operations against Italian troops. Immediately, he wanted to strike a decisive blow by the capture of the oasis of Kufra in south-east… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Battle for Oran Scenario#: 13177 Date: 11/09/1942 Location: Oran, Algeria On the morning of November 8th,1942, Allied troops landed in French North Africa, with the hope that the French wouldn’t fight. But in the Oran area, French troops fought against the US Center Task Force of General Fredendall... Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Kef Zilia Scenario#: 15302 Date: 2/26/1943 Location: Zef Zilia, Tunisia On the 26th of February 1943, German General Von Arnim ordered Operation Ochsenkopf (Ox head) versus the 5th British Corps. In the same time, Operation Ausladung was the advance of Manteuffel Division along the Mediterranean coast facing the French… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2015
Maquis of Malleval Scenario#: 5683 Date: 1/29/1944 Location: Malleval-en-Vercors, France The maquis of Malleval, a rural guerrilla band of the French Resistance, was composed of 50 men under the command of Lieutenant Eysseric (code name "Durand"). The group's base of operations was the isolated village of Malleval-en-Vercors, on the… Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
First Day of Diadem Scenario#: 251 Date: 5/12/1944 Location: Castelforte, Italy It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Rude Mood Scenario#: AP079 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Esperia, Italy The Allied efforts to breach the German fortified defenses known as the Hitler Line were moving slowly forward. General Juin, commanding the Free French forces in Italy, had a plan to outflank the Germans through the Esperia defile and on to Mt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
Battle of Pico Scenario#: 19679 Date: 5/22/1944 Location: Pico, Italy After the battle of the Garigliano and the French advance in the Aurunci Mountains, the Gustav line was broken and German units had to withdraw. The time had come for the French armored cavalry units which supported the advance of … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
Mont Mouchet Scenario#: 5 Date: 6/10/1944 Location: Mont Mouchet, France On June 10th, three tactical groups from the Wehrmacht, about 2,000 men with armored support, converged on Mont Mouchet. Simultaneously moving in from the west (Saint Flour), north (Langeac and Pinols) and east (Le Puy-en-Velay et Saugues) they were… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Mont Mouchet Scenario#: 3673 Date: 6/10/1944 Location: Mont Mouchet, France On June 10th, three tactical groups from the Wehrmacht, about 2,000 men with armored support, converged on Mont Mouchet. Simultaneously moving in from the west (Saint Flour), north (Langeac and Pinols) and east (Le Puy-en-Velay et Saugues) they were… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Battle of Saint Nizier Scenario#: 5754 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: Saint Nizier, France With its cliffs, steep slopes and limited access points, the Vercors plateau is a natural and easily defended fortress. Familiar with the terrain, the heads of the French Resistance immediately saw its value as a defensive bastion deep within… Memoir '44 — Vercors Campaign
The First Virtue Scenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, Italy On 12 June, the German commander in Italy was informed that “Elba must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge”. On 14 June, German reinforcements began to arrive on Elba from Pianosa. The decision to reinforce Elba was not known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
East by Northwest Scenario#: 54 Date: 18-Jun-44 Location: Chateau Sainte-Genevieve, Brittany, France Hours before OVERLORD, coded transmissions alerted Resistance cells across France, the Forces Francaises de l'lntérieur (FFl), to assemble and hinder the expected movement of German forces toward Normandy. ln Brittany, airdropped French commandos… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Legio Patria Nostra Scenario#: S016 Date: 6/18/1944 Location: Radicofani, Italy After the fall of Rome, the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (FEC) opened its Italian summer campaign on June 10th along a 25 km front. To carry out its mission of pushing the Germans in front of it north towards Sienna, General Juin set up a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2